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θάλασσα
thálassa · Greek · Strong's G2281 · 92 occurrences
The KJV renders 3 different Hebrew and Greek words as “sea”
What it means
the sea (genitive case or specially)
probably prolonged from G251 (ἅλς);
How the KJV renders it
sea
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“sea”
also renders pélagos (G3989), yâm (H3221)
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Where it appears
92 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 10:1 · N-GSF
Now I would not have you ignorant, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
1 Corinthians 10:2 · N-DSF
and were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
2 Corinthians 11:26 · N-DSF
I have been in travels often, perils of rivers, perils of robbers, perils from my countrymen, perils from the Gentiles, perils in the city, perils in the wilderness, perils in the sea, perils among false brothers;
Acts 4:24 · N-ASF
When they heard it, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord and said, “O Lord, you are God, who made the sky, the earth, the sea, and all that is in them;
Acts 7:36 · N-DSF
This man led them out, having worked wonders and signs in Egypt, in the Red Sea, and in the wilderness for forty years.
Acts 10:6 · N-ASF
He is staying with a tanner named Simon, whose house is by the seaside.
Acts 10:32 N-ASFActs 14:15 N-ASFActs 17:14 N-ASFActs 27:30 N-ASFActs 27:38 N-ASFActs 27:40 N-ASFActs 28:4 N-GSFHebrews 11:12 N-GSFHebrews 11:29 N-ASFJames 1:6 N-GSFJohn 6:1 N-GSFJohn 6:16 N-ASFJohn 6:17 N-GSFJohn 6:18 N-NSFJohn 6:19 N-GSFJohn 6:22 N-GSFJohn 6:25 N-GSFJohn 21:1 N-GSFJohn 21:7 N-ASFJude 1:13 N-GSFLuke 17:2 N-ASFLuke 17:6 N-DSFLuke 21:25 N-GSFMatthew 4:15 N-GSFMatthew 4:18 N-ASFMatthew 8:24 N-DSFMatthew 8:26 N-DSFMatthew 8:27 N-NSFMatthew 8:32 N-ASFMatthew 13:1 N-ASFMatthew 13:47 N-ASFMatthew 14:24 N-GSFMatthew 14:25 N-ASFMatthew 14:26 N-GSFMatthew 15:29 N-ASFMatthew 17:27 N-ASFMatthew 18:6 N-GSFMatthew 21:21 N-ASFMatthew 23:15 N-ASFMark 1:16 N-ASFMark 2:13 N-ASFMark 3:7 N-ASFMark 4:1 N-ASFMark 4:39 N-DSFMark 4:41 N-NSFMark 5:1 N-GSFMark 5:13 N-ASFMark 5:21 N-ASFMark 6:47 N-GSFMark 6:48 N-GSFMark 6:49 N-GSFMark 7:31 N-ASFMark 9:42 N-ASFMark 11:23 N-ASF
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.